diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index 9c3ddd46a1ad..3a3aef7e7c33 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static inline int io_import_iovec(int rw, struct io_kiocb *req,
 				  unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	*iovec = __io_import_iovec(rw, req, s, issue_flags);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(*iovec)))
+	if (IS_ERR(*iovec))
 		return PTR_ERR(*iovec);
 
 	iov_iter_save_state(&s->iter, &s->iter_state);